Another possibility could be that the project done by the previous developer has the application filtered out as not being an open application.
Go to the Project Properties and look at Open Applications and see if there has been a filter applied to that older project. If it has, remove the filter and check the objects again and see if they show up as VCLObjects.
Robert Martin
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Why automate? I do automated testing because there's only so much a human being can do and remain healthy. Sleep is a requirement. So, while people sleep, automation that I create does what I've described above in order to make sure that nothing gets past the final defense of the testing group.
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